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Recognised as Colour

#5EA8D7

  • #5EA8D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#5EA8D7 is a blue with RGB values 94, 168, 215 and HSL 203°, 60%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#5EA8D7#5EA8D7
HEX#5EA8D7
RGBrgb(94, 168, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6588, 0.8431
RGB percentages36.9%, 65.9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(203.3, 60.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 56.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK56.3%, 21.9%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,203,607
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA8D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A15728

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A7D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#829BD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Sky blue · ΔE 17.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D78D5E
Analogous#5ED7C9, #5E6CD7
Triadic#D75EA8, #A8D75E
Split complementary#D75E6C, #D7C95E
Tetradic#C95ED7, #D78D5E, #6CD75E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9EAF5
Lighter +20%#B0D4EB
Lighter +10%#87BEE1
Darker −10%#3592CD
Darker −20%#2975A6
Darker −30%#1F587D
Darker −40%#153C54
More saturated +25%#45AEF0
Less saturated −25%#77A2BE

Channel breakdown

R94
G168
B215
Red94 (36.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue203.31°
Saturation (HSL)60.2%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A8 · B D7

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